The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 30, 1896, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1896. A~ RELIGIOUS ~ PRODIEY. Little Mary, Pet of the Girls’ Training Home, in Italy. TRIED TO GET TO THE HILLS. Work of Reclamation Being Done by a Worthy Institution in the Mission. An oda little girl, with big, soft black eves and a thoughtful face that might, as far as seriousness goes, belong to a woman, took steerage passage on one of the Atlan- tic liners the other day. A forlorn little it was, notwithstanding the fact that it was surrounded by a troop of other chil- dren, with dark Italian faces and large, wondering eyes. The child was “Little Mary,” the former pet and prodigy of the Girls' Training Home of this City. Every one who has visited that institution remembers Mary Scravoni, the elfin child, with vivacious manners and a queer history. Mary is the daughter of an Ftalian ash- man. She is the oldest child in a large family, and a year ago she tired of her en- vironment. She grew tired of attending the wants of little brown babies who, 2s soon as they learned to understand Mary and there was a curious language of pan- tomime estabiished between them, were duplicated by other and smaller human | copies. ' She used to look out at the green hills, so near and yet so far to her childish comprehension, and wish she were wan- dering over them, far from the stuffy little room and the large-eyed crying baby. One day when the newest baby was asleep she put on her tattered hat and started toward the hills. She wandered along streets and tarried at shop windows she had never seen. She crossed the street just before an electric car that whizzed past her so quickly it made her head ache. hen she hurried on to the stretch of green just ahead and walked and walked until she was tired and sank down to sleep. The hills were still at a distance when she awoke, but a big blue-coated policeman was leaning over her. She was frightened at the sight and be- tween her sobs asked him to let her leave | him ana all those people and wander on to the beautiful green hills. But be was re- lentless and the queer, fanciful child soon | found herself in a courtroom where her sire, the ashman, was testifying that he | could not keep her at home, in fact that she was incorr.gil She le. | was committed to a prison-like | where the children called her s'” and said she acted as though asleep. So she slipped away | n and ran toward the hills that co: tained so much of promise to her. Like | Moses of old was destined n to set | foot upon luring ground, for once | more a stern d man with a silver star st overtook her. i vas brought into court, and | n declared incorrigible. This_story | ed once, twice, thrice, indeed | until one a kind lady | face and a sweet smile put her | ms about ner and asked her why she | bty and persisted in running v. 2 eanea her head on the ma- | only shoulder and cried as she never | had before, while she told her story about | ag; was repe: e ed of the house and the con- | 1 babies and of ber longing 1, fu y green hills. ves were moist when she had t word of the pathetic little | ushed back the tangled brown | touched Mary’s forehead with | ps. Ithad been'a long time since | had been kissed, aud that little act | her the good lady’s willing subject | ou give up your trip to the hills | fora while and go with me to a home where there are other girls, older and saa- der girls than you?” asked the lady, and Mary nodded. She went with the lady toa small house on a quiet street where there were other f‘rh' some of them almostas young as herself, but all with faceson | whicn were written characters little Mary’s pure, dreamy eyes could not de- cipber. The girls saw this_and never per- mitted her to read the riddle. She was not of them, although with them, and they loved her forit. +‘Little Mary”’ some one called her when she mace:her debut in the queer circle, and “‘Little Mary” she will always be to them. She never lost the old dreaminess, but dispiayed an aptitude for reading and applying what she read. The old book that many discard now was a newly dis- covered treasure to ner. Strangely apt were her quotations from it. “Man looketh upon the outward appearance, but God seeth the heart,” she said when one of the girls complained that her dress was shabby. “Fear no evil, forI am with thee,” she used to say when she encountered that ogre of childhood, a dark room, and when | she looked away at the loved hills with the | hope that some day the ladies who were so | kind to her would permit her to make that | long-deferred journey (she never thought | of going without permission, now), she | used to say, “I will look toward the hills | whence cometn my help.” | Mary was happy now. She was peering ‘ into the mysteries of learning and she was | learning the joys of thoughtfuiness for | others. Ladies who visited the home always noted the eerie litile face and elfish form, and one of them talked vaguely oi taking | “Little Mary” to her home as a companion | for her children. i One day there was a sharp, sudden blow | and Mary awoke from her happiness. Her | sire, the ashman, presented himself at the | neat, quiet home and demanded bis| daughter. The family was about to return to Italy, and she must zo with them. | There was no appeal from the parental | court. His rights had never been re- linquishea. So Mary made ready for the journey. There was much weeping the night she left. There was a quaver in the little | voice as it plead, “Dear Lord, make our homes happy wherever they may be, but von know there is no other home ’zactly like this.” % > And Mary went, out into the rain and | the night, leaving happiness behind and | going forward to duty. The simple, pa- Thetic annals of the modest home at 26 Hill street will never contain more touc- ing history, nor one_more often recalled, than that of “Little Mary.” —_— Labor Unions Active. This week there will be a number of in- ting meetings in labor circles. To- ¢ the Painters’ Union will hold its Jar weekly meeting, at which past | progress and future plans of the strike will be discussed. On Thprsday night there | wil be a mass-meeting of carpenters to dis-uss the working-card system that goes into effect on April 1. On_Wednesday nigit the striking painters will have their benefit at the Bush-street Theater, and the Dist-ict Council of Carpenters will meet, and on Thursday nizht the Buitding Trad-s Council will assemble. ¥ All of these meetings will be held at the Terple, 115 Turk street ni, regu Cut by a Tree. H. B Stegman of 1014 Magnolia street, Oak- lend, vas treated at the Receiving Hospital lnst evning for an ugly laceration of the scalp. He wasa puuengerpm;{onexfl:g:zl: v crowdes -cars of C. P. Hunt run- uing xrun“x';:en}:fm House. In passing through & narroy cut, where the rairoad cumpln.\'}:ms snved money by failing to cut the brush.a brench ¢ a tree caught Stegman’s head, rip- vipg hisscalp. | who | Oliver T | placed generous orders. All of the boxes | Mary Scravoni, the Pet and Prodigy of the California Girls’ Training Home. THE STRIKERS' BENEFIT, Fine Array of Professional Tal- ent for Next Wednesday Night. Nearly All the Seats in the Bush. Street Theater Sold to Friends of the Cause. The benefit that the theatrical people of | this City propose to give to the striking painters on next Wednesday evening promises to be the best ever given on the | coast. Before the project was twenty-four | hours on foot there was enough volunteer | professional talent to run three shows. Of those who were requested to take part in the entertainment not one refused or | made an excuse for not being able to lend | a hand in the cause. | The idea of raising money for the relief | P’ of the striking painters originated with | W. Danielson, one of the hardest working men in the cause of unionism. At first the idea was not favorably received by the | strikers, who thought that it would be an | unpre ble venture, but Danielson would | not have it that way, for he said, ¢Boys, if | you will give me the authority to goahead I will secure talent, hire a theater and fill | it and it will not cost the union a single | cent. It willbe a clear gain and before this strike over $500 or $600 will not come in amiss. Just tell me to go ahead.” Permission was given and the enthusi- astic fellow told to pick such a committee he desired to help him. The sum of 20 was also given to him for necessary The committee he selected con- Maloney, Robert Barber, Al | | aylor. It was as Danieison said; there was no trouble in securing the services of those | sympathize with the laboring | man and it was with great care that| the selection of the artists was made by the committee. The first selected was Frisky Barnett, who is known as the Tony Pastor of the West, and his wife, who is known in the profession as Ida Clayton, the queen of burlesque. This couple recently arrived from the East and propose to gpen a the- ater of their own very soon. Adthe bene- fit they will keep tne audience laughing with their local hits bearing upon the strike. Barnett will officiate as stage manager. Gilbert and Goldie are also down on the bill. This team of comic artists is well known to the public. Another who is well known and of whom the people never tire is Ellen Coursen- Roeckel. She will introduce a Golden West song, the “Banner of the Bear,” composed by her husband, Professor | Roeckel, who will officiate at the piano. Professor C. P. von Oer, a violin soloist of no small pretensions, has consented to appear in several selections. Miss Annie Rooney, the balladist of whom the boys sing =0 often, is also on the programme. | An interesting feature will be introduced in the shape of a team of athletes from the Olympic Club. One of the striking attractions will be the Swedish Sing.ng Society, eizhteen in number. It will be remembered that this body of vocalists took the first prize at the vocal contest at the World’s Fair at Chi- By permission of L. Grover of the Al- cazar Miss Josephine Gassman, the special- ty vocalist, wili contribute her talent. One of the best friends the Painters' Union has 1s Professor T. W. Bree, the banjo soloist. He will be there also. No show was ever complete without an Irish vocalist. There will be one at the benefit in the person of John T. Spickett, who was among the first to offer his serv- ices. H. P. Barbee,. the silver-tone tenor, is down for a number. | La Petite Rosa and Bertie Brightling are both well-known to_the public. They wiil | appear in their banjo solos and specialties. Carter and Grenell, Irish comedians, Frank Silver and John Wyatt, the song | and dance team, Lillian Montgomery, the vocalist; A..J. Holden, Thomas E. Leary and Miss Kittie Belmorein a “Night From ' and many other favorites will also appear in their special roles. | It is predicted that tie financial feature will be as successful as that of the profes- sional. The theater will hold about 1500 Inenple and even at this early dav the | arger part of the house is sold and but few | tickets are left. Carpenters’ Union No. 22 | | started out by ordering 350 tickets and tbe | Iroquois Club is cown for a goodly num- | ber. Nearly ail of the labor unions have | have been sold to prominent people. Like the talent the orchestra is also vol- unteer and lirst-class, being the contribu- | tion of the Musicians’ Union. Prof. Jacob- son will be the leader. Kohler & Chase have contributed the piano. At 1o0’clock Wednes ‘ay afternoon there | will be a rehearsal in the theater. There will be no free list and popular | prices are the order. AT THE THEATERS. The Attractions That Are to Be Offered | at the Different Theaters This Evening. This evening James O'Neill will make his appearance at the Baldwin in “Monte Cristo,” a play that has made bim famous all over the United States. He will as- sume the leading character and will be supported by a first-class company. This is to be a souvenir night. Milton Royle’s company will open at the California Theater with “*Friends,” a com- edy-drama that has already met with a great Jeal of success. Lucius Henderson, a pupil of Joseffy, will appear in the char- acter of Adrian Karje, the pianist. «Sinbad,” that wonderful extravaganza that never grows tiresome, will be con- tinued at the Columbia Theater this even- | Anna Schuabel will, as in tne past, con- | courts: * ing and during the rest of the week. This production of Dave Henderson speaks for itself and the crowded houses testity to its popularity. | At the Grand Opera-house this evening | there will be offered “The Red Pocket- | book,” a strong melodrama adapted from | the French, which is to be put on with striking and novel stage effects. The cast is an unusually large one, embracing about | fifty peopl The continuous performance at the Al- cazar this evening will include a number of new dances and miscellaneous special- ties. ““The Homestead” will be presented, with Fanny Young and Leonard Grover Jr. in the cast. “Passing Events” has proved popular. At the Tivoli Opera-house the manager SAN' LEANDRO TRIANGLE Ten-Mile Try-Outs of the Clubs to Decide the Relay Riders, FASTEST TIME WAS 26:31 The Bay City, San Francisco, Califor- nia and Imperial Club Men Competed, For the first Sunday in several weeks the wheelmen had an opportunity to ride in the country yesterday, and it was taken advantage of by hundreds of them. San Leandro and Haywards were the destina- | tions of the majority on the Oakland side of the bay, though some went farther, and lunched at Centerville and even San Jose. On this side a great many rode down to San Mateo, and a large party of Olympic Club Wheelmen, under Captain Fawcett, went to Redwood City. The country roads in every direction are in much better condition than was ex- pected. Save for a few rough and gravelly places the'ten-mile stretch from Fruitvale to Haywards is perfect for bicycle riding, and the road to San Mateo is good except some portions of the bay road between here and San Bruno. There is such a heavy traffic on it between these points on | account of the large number of vegetable gardens and dairies situated thereabouts, that ruts have been formed on each side, leaving a narrow ridge in the center upon which the wheelmep” must ride, and even a good rider can_orfly maintain a low rate of speed for the first dozen miles out of the | City. The attraction for the riders across the bay yesterday was the several ten-mile try- outs of clubs from this City which will enter teams in the great 100-mile relay race on April 12. Nearly all the clubs will have these try-outs, for while it is easy for the various capteains to name from five to eight of the men who will ride on their respective teamis, it is a hard matter to choose the remaining number to make up tue requisite ten men from each club, so 5 Robert M. Mobius, Once Known as the “Socrates of the California Athems,” Now a Single-Tax Convert and on His Way to Assist in the Campaign in Delaware. 0’Malley, Farnsworth, Peiser, Korn and a number of others rode for the San Fran- | cisco Road Club. Seven of the club’s re- lay riders are already selected, so that only three were to be chosen from this lot. Cap- tain Pixley will announce his selections in | a few days. | The Imperial Cycling Club had the greatest number of riders out for trial yes- | terday. The relay committee, consisting | of Captain Catanich, Secretary Ezan and | Messrs. Burns and Millett, decided that any one wishing a place on the team, | must ride in the try-out and no one would be given a place who did not. This brought | out all the good men and several rising | stars in the racing world, as follows: Cla- has decided to continue “Said Pasha' for | these try-outs are held to decide who | brough, Cook, Mack, Langer, Metcalf, Gil- another week, so that will be the attrac- | tion for this evening. Carrie Roma and | tinue to portray the leading feminine char- acters. The many attractions that were offered at the Orpheum Music Hall last week mined by the management to continue tne | same bill this week. This is one of the | very best bills that have been offered at | this house. i The Georgia Minstrels, genuine colored | among the many aspirants for positions on the relay teams are entitled to tbe honor, for such it is most decideuly con- sidered, and the men rhowing the most speed in these practice spinsare the ones from whom the choices are made. What the wheelmen term “try-outs’ differ materially from scratch or handi- roved so popular that it has been deter- | ©aP road races. Inscratch events all the | men start from one mark at the same time. 1n bandicap races the men whoare known not to possess as much speed as othersare allowed to start a little ahead, the handi- cap varying from three to four minutes in aten-mile race. The man who is slowest, bert brothers, Young, Manakie, Barley, | May, Wiegman, Cassasa, Borree, Guiney, | Perkins, Chapman, Flynn, E. Tooker, Morrin and Alborelle. “Mack made the best time, 27 minutes 28 seconds, with Al- borelle a close second. All the men fin- | ished and none met with accidents, quite | remarkable in 1tself. After the races the men rode to Hay- | wards and had lunch, and returned later | in the afternoon, singly and in groups, each of the latter generally being led by | a tandem as pacemaker. There are fifteen | of these two-seaters in the Imperial Club | now. and the Bay Citys have fourteen. men, are to open at the New Auditorium | in the judgment of the handicapper, would | Tandem-riding is a very popular style of Jorl T SPKETT: Artists Who Will Appear Wednesday Night at the Benefit to Be Given to the'Striking Painters. at Jones and Eddy streets to-night. Billy Kersands, the ‘“‘king-pin” of colored per- formers, will apoear, as will also 2 number of performers who are said to be artists of the first rank. At Macdonough’s Theater in Oakland Anna Eva Fay will open a four nights’ en- gagement, during which she will present the cabinet tricks and the other features that have made her entertainments at- tractive. THE HANDBALL COURTS. Harlow, the Coast Champion, and Wil- liams Defeated by Donnelly, the Am- | ateur Champion, and Hutchinson. Several interesting games were playedin | the handball courts yesterday, which were crowded. Following were the games played in the San Francisco Court—W. Manion and M. Me- Neil defeated P. Rysn and aguire, 2118, 1221, 21—16. W, Stansbury and J. Collins. defeated M. Edwards and White, 2111, 4 | 1821, 21-14. R.Shea and P. Ryah played W. Munion and M. McNeil and each side won a rub. F. Mitchell ‘and C. Collopy defeated W. Sullivan and G. Moran, 21—9, 13—21, 21—16. J. Nelson defeated P. Hutchinson, 21—14, 1721, 21-19,12—21, 21—15. M. McDonald and C. Sullivan defeated D. O'Brien and Ben. Chapman, 21—13, 19—21, 21—16. J. Slattery | and J. McEvelly defeated ' D. Connolly and W. Williams, 421, 16—21, 2117, 21—14, 21— 19. P. Donnelly. the amateur champion, and G. Hutchinson defeated J. Harlow, the Coast chawpion, and W. Williams, 16—91, 2112, 2119, 21—14. 0 Union Court—J. Roger and J. Lavigne defeated P. Pontag snd G. McGuire, 2119, 21—17. L. Conlon and M. Shaughnessy defeated T. Sheri- dan and William Riordan, 21—16, 21—18. M. 7. Morton and M. Schutte defeated M. Collins and Al Murphy, 21—15, 21—17. T. Leniban and J. Gleeson defeated 1. McGuinn and F. Kirbey, 21-19, 21—18, 21-15. Henry Wessling and P, Madden_defeated W. Kehoe snd Wiiliam Wessling, 21—15, 21—19. 0. Hendry and J. 0'Donnell defeated Terry McManus and_James Nelson, 16—21, 21—18, 19—21, 21—10, 21—17. Al Pennoyer and_R. Lenihan defeated J. J Feeney and P. Hutchinson, 17—21, 21—20, 2118, 1921, 21-19. EiE e GOT FACE or other ache? Use Mitchell’s Magic Lotion. May ulcerate it you don’t. - be given that much time allowance; the next best man a few seconds less, and so on in rotation, the best man starting last. Generally in handicap races the scratch men make best time while some man who has a considerable time allowance wins the race, and his ability thus proven insures him a position back near the scratch mark in the next race. But try-outs are entirely different, for the men are started alone, one minute apart, riae alone unpaced the entire dis- tance, and whatever time a rider makes the distance in is credited to him. riding ten miles in sa2y 27 or 28 minutes would be a likely candidate for relay hon- ors, as he could probably be counted to do | as well or better in that race; while the man doing no better than 30 or 31 minutes | would not be favorably considered, .as most relays are ridden much faster than that. Thus the men are *‘tried out” and | the speedy ones separated from the slow riders on their own merits. The Bay City Wheelmen, San Francisco Road Club, California Cycling and Imperial Cycling Clubs all held try-outs at San Leandro yesterday, the men of the first three clubs riding around the triangle and the Imperials through San Leandro to Haywards. The best time made by any one was that of G. | Krafts, one of the Bay City Wheelmen, 26 minutes 31 seconds for ten miles. The other Bay City riders were Reynaud, Vincent, Hall, Dsy, Languetin, Menne, Welis, Hawks, Sheldon, Still, Griffiths and Mc- Kay. McKay fell and Griffiths punctared his tire, so neither finished. The times of the other men were very fast, all under twenty-eight minutes, but President Ker- rigan would not announce them as he wishes to keep the performances secret until after the club’s relay team is com- pleted. The California Club riders were Theisen, Williams, Thomas, Sternberg, Coulter, Cardinell, Dohrmann, Van Dyne, Wall, Johnson, Robbins, Madden, Coppin, Cook and Tuttie. aid him in selecting the club’s team. that the question is still undecided. Thiel, Goodwin, Friedlander, A man | riding from Fruitvale Captain Mayo took the umes of the riders and will use them {,a n this try-out Johnson and Robbins also rose a special match race to decide who was the better rider and finished a tie, sc Lewis, enjoving the sport, and the demand for them is greater than the supply. George H.Stratton and Henry F.Wynne of the road pacing committee of the asso- ciated clubs rode over the last five relays yesterday measuring the intermediate dis- tances accurately with cyclometers and marking the starting and finisiing points. James Joyce Jr., Heary A. Goddard, Ross E. Lozier, F. C. Ckandler, J. A. Ostendorf and E. Edwin Stoddard rode to San Jose Saturday, returning yesterday. They report the macss on both sides of lg,e bay in excellent condition. | The Acme Club wheelmen will hold | their try-out next Sunday at San Leandro to aid in the selection of their relay team. This club is looked upon to finish in first, second or third position without fail, and | the names of its riders will be watched for wlitll)x considerable interest by the pther clubs. The Liberty Cycling Club will hold an election to-morrow evening. The Ein- tracht Wheelmen had their first club run to the park yesterday under Captain Frank. PALM SUNDAY. Day Celebrated With Interesting Ceremonies in the Catholie Churches. Palm Sunday was celebrated with the usual ceremonies that belongto the day in all the Catholic churches of the City | yesterday. There was a large attend- ance at all the masses and palms were dis- tributed among the members of the con- gregation. It was on this day that Jesus entered into Jerusalem and the church distribuies green palm branches to commemorate the event. The people went to meet Jesus and in their enthusiasm scattered green branches in his pathway. The ceremony of blessing and presenting the palm to the worshipers is a_very simple one. Holy week will be observed with the usual ceremonies, recalling the suffering and death of tnhe Lord. There will be special services in the churches on next ‘hursday, which is Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday The D FOR STREET ARABS, Monsignor Nugent Speaks of His Labors for Destitute Children. Says That Prevention and Protec- tion Are More Effectual Than Remedy. Right Rev. Monsignor Nugent of Liver- pool, Eng., addressed a large audience yesterday at the Youths’ Directory on Howard street. The building wascrowded from the entrance door to the chapel and probably five times as many people were unable to find even standing room. Monsignor Nugent, whose remarkable success in alleviating the hard condition of the street arab has made him famous all over the world, has the kindliest and sunniest manner, and it is not to be mar veled at that boys take to him so readily. In tbe course of his remarks he related | the circumstances that led him to begin | tbis movement for the benefit of the chil- | dren who are thrown on the streets of | great cities to fight their own way. In 1864 he found that in Liverpool there were 40,000 boys roaming the streets with no settled habits, and learning vice and crime rather than honest means to pro- vide for themselves. He first hired an old abandoned theater on Water street, Liverpool, into which he gathered as many of these boys as hecould induce to come. He ascertained their names and found out the circumstances of their poverty. This being soon after the Crimean War he was enabled to get at very reasonabie rates from the ships Iying in harbor beds and bedding for the new home. Soon after he persuaded the longshoremen along the wharves to lay aside one penny a week of their drink money for the sup- port of these boys. This was the nucleus of a fund that con- stently increased and from this humble beginning has sprung the present Youths’ Directory. The speaker said that boys who have been brought up in this home have filled places of high honor and resgectnbility when they attained manhood. In fact he meets them all over_the world, men who shake his hand and tell him they owe their manhood to his endeavors. He ex- plained the system was one of prevention and of protection rather than of remedy, and said it was deserving of great assist- ance since it depends neither on the city nor the State for its support. ————— A bamboo church organ is reported to have been built at Shanghai, and it is said | the reign_of justice and equity, ¢ It wifi be to surpass organs made of metal. IS THE ONLY SOLUTION. Oakland’s Boy Preacher to Teach Single-Tax Theory in Delaware. HE I8 A RECENT CONVERT. A Talk With a Zealous Reforme® Who Sees Hope in Freedom of Land. Robert M. Mobius is a recent valuable acquisition ‘o the forces of the single-tax men of this City. It may be said that he was no sooner won than lost, for he goes to Delaware this week 1o assist in the experimental and educational campaign already under way in that State. Mr. Mobius is a unique figure among politicians, in that he is a scholar and a religious enthusiast. He has investigated various reformatory measures of the day and is firm in his conclusion that the single tax is the only solution of economic problems. He will give his farewell ad- dress at Foresters’ Hall on Wednesday evening. The young man—he is but 26 years of age—who has been called the ‘boy preacher” and the ‘Socrates of the Califor- nia Athens,” is a grave, dignified youth, with a thoughtful face andg the air of a student rather than an active participant in affairs. He impresses one with his earnestness and sincerity of Eurpose._ and looks like a man who is capable of giving the best efforts of his Jife to a cause he may espouse. Such is his intention. He is alive with zeal for the campaign and hopefully E prophetic of its outcome. “I believe it will be an epoch-making campai:n,” ne said. *It will be to the world of economics what the heliocentric theory was to. astronomy. It will mark and of industrial freedom. a rapid evolution. “I have found socialism faulty,”” he ob- served, “‘because it appears to me to be dased upon materialism. It would seem to resort to coercion and forcible means, and so with other movements in the direc- tion of reform. They are assailable, while the single tax isimpregnable.” Mr. Mobius is a native of Leipsic and a student of the university of that city. He had nearly completed the classical course of that institution when he resolved to come to America to escape being drafted into the army. *I loathe the idea of war,” he said. Primarily, perhaps, his object is to brihg his fellow-man into closer relation with the divine principle,as he puts it in his met- aphysical phraseology. “I find the most intelligent peopie of the day lean toward agnosticism,” he said. ‘‘Materialism is unlovely to them. Religion is veiled. Hence they stop at agnosticism. I believe when the environment of the masses be- comes more favorable to spiritual growth there will be such growth. Institutional reform first, then individual reform.” MAX MEYER SHOT. Frank Miller Resents an Insult With a Bullet. Frank Miller, the night bartender of the A B C saloon at the northwest corner ot Kearny and California streets, shot Max Meyer, an auctioneer, through the pointof the shoulder as the result of a barroom row yesterday morning. Miller claims that Meyer was drunk and accused him of stealing” a_cane. Miller deniea this, and in a few minutes Meyer returned with the cane and asked Miller for a revolver. Mil- ler refused and Meyer hit him in the mouth and called him a vile name. Mil- ler then shot and the ball entered Meyer's left shoulder. Miller immediately went to bis home ut 1117 Jones street. Lieutenant Esola fol- lowed soon after and placed him under arrest for assault to kill. Miller at first denied that he had done the shooting. Meyer, who is an auctioneer at 425 Kear- ny street, was taken to the Receiving Hos- pital. The builet, which was from a 32- caliber revolver, was extracted and the wound will not prove serious. —————— She Landed on Her Neck. Little Miss Ruby Skiff, 6 years of age, of 104 Fair Oaks street was playing “‘see-saw” in her back yard yesterday aiternoon and she fell. At the Receiving Hospital it was found she had sustained a tracture of the right collar- bone. ready-made suit. It is $10 on every suit. the operators—more of less ? OUR_ONLY BRANCH in S. P. at 211 Mont; it. Avoid eaae daing a Shanier neme. " that your merchant tailor charges $25 for. our Ready-Made Department we save you $3 to NEW TO-DAY. She’s Proud==Proud of Him ==Proud of His Clothes. We made them for him—3-button Cutaway black Clay Worsted—only $13.50. 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